Category: Archived-Blog Posts

Everyone knows the saying, “you should learn from your mistakes.” In this case, it is better (and cheaper) to learn from MarcTec’s $4.68 million mistake. On January 3, 2012, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court order finding MarcTec’s patent litigation case against Cordis Corporation “exceptional” under...

Carr & Ferrell has been recognized as a 2012 Go-To Law Firm for the Top 500 Companies in the American Legal Media’s Ninth Annual Edition of In-House Law Departments at the Top 500 Companies. This honor places the firm in an exclusive group of firms distinguished for outstanding work for the In-house...

When it comes to high tech innovation, timing is everything. It's a frustrating reality faced by entrepreneurs that the pace of the patent application process—which can take anywhere from 2 to 5 years—is often dramatically out of sync with the rapidly evolving high tech sector.  Even as initiatives...

What's your patent strategy? Secure long-term market dominance Become litigation-proof Increase the value of your company Prevent assets from leaving your company through former employees and vendors

Patent Law Overhaul On September 16, 2011, the President signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act into law. While less comprehensive than many in the legal community might have hoped, the new legislation nevertheless represents the most...

CTIA Day 1, San Diego CA -- We’re in San Diego this week for CTIA Enterprise & Applications and what a day it has been! The show is off to a good start with exhibitors showing their latest innovations in the mobile tech space. To our left, we...

This week, John Ferrell shared an interview with Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols about new patent troll trends targeting small businesses. Vaughan-Nichols’ story, published Wednesday on ZDNet, explored Innovato IP’s recent “shakedown” of coffee shops, hotels and other small businesses using Wi-Fi technology that Innovato claims violates its Wi-Fi patents. The notorious patent...

It isn’t news to anyone that China—as the world’s largest exporter of manufactured goods and second largest economy—is a crucial market for businesses hoping to compete globally. And while China has traditionally gotten a bad rap for failing to respect or protect intellectual property, many legal experts agree that this reputation is...

Receiving a letter that you are infringing someone else’s patent is never happy news. Even when the complaint is completely without merit, it is akin to getting a brown bag lunch invitation from your local IRS auditor. For large businesses, patent infringement accusations are often routine hassles – one of the many costs...

This week Carr & Ferrell joins thousands of entrepreneurs and high tech thought leaders from around the country at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2011 to discuss industry and innovation.  So far (as of Day 2) we are thrilled at the energy, creativity and originality on display here at the San Francisco Design Concourse—not...